Friday, October 21, 2022

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 GWSN 

(If you're a member of this site, you'd know that they're well known for having hidden gems songs. Kim Seokyung from Produce 101 Season 1 is a member of this group)

The producer said in his Instagram live broadcast that their company is now "gone"


Clip of the producer's Instagram live broadcast:

 He's basically saying that the company is just a "paper company"
+GWSN's members are now allowed to move companies

What has been happening until now:

Instagram update from February 2022

The producer received nothing for producing GWSN's album last year. He had no idea either about GWSN's next comeback.

Fans started to feel that there was no transparency about GWSN's future. Int'l fans began to trend #SaveGWSN. 

In September, there was also a staff that revealed they haven't been getting paid for a few months

Hello, until this June I worked for a small company with a 7-members multinational girl group. I have resigned from that company and am now working for another company now. However, I haven't been getting paid by that company and therefore I'm writing this post. 

In the second half of last year, there was a sudden change in the executive staff. The CEO was changed and all of the executive staff resigned from the company. At that time, there was no one in charge of accounting. Despite having additional executive staff coming in, my payday was pushed 1 to 2 days back and at worst, even a week. (What rages me, even more, is that they have never even told me the reason why or apologized for it)

I made up my mind to resign. I was about to call the new CEO regarding my wage and severance pay which I still haven't received yet. However, he keeps on ignoring me. 

I have reported this matter to the Ministry of Employment and Labor, but the new CEO hasn't even been showing up at work and ignoring contacts from the Ministry. Therefore, there is no progress being made right now. I also used my personal credit card for the company's necessities, but they haven't reimbursed it, so my credit card is now delinquent. At this point, I don't even wish they would reimburse it. I just want them to give me my unpaid wages and severance pay. What rages me, even more, is the fact that he's only ignoring my calls, but not other people's calls. Please, pick up your phone. 

CEO-nim, if you're reading this post, please give me a call or send me my wages. To all the people who read this post, please share this as much as you can. Please do not hate or make assumptions about the idols, they know nothing about this matter. 

theqoo

-Hul... I was just wondering what they're up to these days. I looked it up and their last release was on May 2021. 

-I couldn't go to their latest concert and thought to myself that I have to go to their next concert no matter what, thoughㅠㅠㅠ

-Are they related to WJSN? Their group's name and acronym are really similar to WJSN.

-Ah... No wonder why I haven't heard about them lately...

-Save GWSNㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-They have a lot of nice songs, thoughㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-That is really upsettingㅠㅠ I really like them, I listen to their songs a lot...

-You guys have to check out All Mine, Night Aviation, and Like It Hot. I really love these three songㅠ

-I may not know the members' names, but I really enjoy all of their songs... 

-?????????????? For real??????????????

-Hul... What happens to the members then??

-I still have their songs in my playlist, though...?? You're saying that they're disbanded now....??

Girlgroup who is reported to be disbanded as their company has closed down for business

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 One Dollar Lawyer will air its 8th episode at 10PM and its 9th episode tomorrow, the 22nd. The 10th episode was supposed to be aired on the 28th, however, it got canceled for the professional baseball post-season broadcast. They will air it on the next day, the 29th, instead. One Dollar Lawyer will finish the drama in 12 episodes. 

https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/now/article/117/0003659361

It is known that this drama originally had 14 episodes

theqoo

-It's because they're going to start Season 2 right after Season 1 ends...

-That's too short...ㅠㅠ You're saying that they only have 4 episodes left now?

-My mom's world is falling apart right now...

-I think there must've been some kind of misunderstanding... Because the director said it himself that this drama is only going to have 12 episodes.

-It is even possible to resolve all of that in just 4 episodes? If you're going to end this season early, you should give us the 2nd season as soon as possible. 

-12 episodes are too short, though? Are they going to have another season?

-What?? I thought they had 16 episodes?!?! That's way too shortㅠㅠㅠ

-But why?

-That's a relief. I think this drama is going on for too long. 

-Are you kidding me?? Give us more episodes!!!

-The drama is doing really great, so I think they're going to have another season...?

-12 episodes are too shortㅠㅠㅠㅠ They're going to be back with another season, right?ㅠㅠㅠ

-It sounds to me like they're going to have another season...

-Okay, I'll assume that they're going to have another season then

SBS One Dollar Lawyer is planned to finish the drama in 12 episodes

Thursday, October 20, 2022

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The way she blinks to 'Anti ti ti ti' on beatㅋㅋ 


It's really fun to watch her fancam because she has various facial expressions

theqoo

-Looks like she was born to become an idol...

-She's in her element for this comeback...

-Kim Chaewon... She's good at dancing, singing, rapping, and even facial expressions??

-Her hairstyle, makeup, and outfit in that fancam are all flawless. Even her blush-on suits her really well. She looks so pretty.

-It's such a good thing that she joined HYBE...

-I want to see more of her fancams. I hope she will recover as soon as possible so that she can perform againㅠㅠ

-I personally think she's the best performer in 4 Gen...

-It looks like she came out of the womb saying, 'I'm going to be an idol!' 

-Isn't she a genius?

-She's not only beautiful but also talented and charming. She's amazing.

-She looks really pretty in the thumbnail...

-F*ck... I think I'm going to start becoming her fan...

-She suits LE SSERAFIM's color really well...

-I've always thought she's outstanding since she was still in IZONE...ㅋㅋㅋ

-My eyes started twitching when I tried to follow her. I had to wash my face to stop the twitching, f*ck...

LE SSERAFIM Kim Chaewon's fancam that is currently gaining a lot of RTs on Twitter

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Kang Hodong: What about the comments at that time?

Sakura: The comments? It was amazing(?) because a lot of people are watching me...

Kang Hodong: You once said in an interview that you'd rather have no lines because the hate comments were too scary for you

Sakura: After receiving a lot of hate comments saying that I can't sing, I became scared even before entering the recording room. I'm scared I'll get hate for the same reason again. When I'm not fully prepared, I'd rather have no lines so that it wouldn't harm my team in any way. But I know they won't be saying such things if I do a great job. So when I entered this company, I made up my mind to not hear that type of comment anymore. So I practice a lot. I was born with no talents, I only acquired them with my effort. 

Kang Hodong: So you're making the hate comments as your motivation?

Sakura: It was really tough for me to read the comments back then. But I no longer care about them now, as long as I did nothing wrong. I mean, people only see what they want to see. So what?

Kang Hodong: So what?

Sakura: Yes, so what?

Of course, no one wants to hear bad things about them. But we're in a field where popularity is one of the aspects of it, so there's nothing I can do about it. Even if what they say is not true, they will only acknowledge it if I show them. Therefore I just say, "Please look forward to us in the future!". Regardless of what they say, it's always better than having no attention at all. As a fan of an idol, I really like it when the idol updates their fans a lot through their SNS account. Therefore, I update my SNS account every day with no exceptions so that they can always talk about me. I'm pretty sure my fans know everything about me! If there's something that I haven't told them about me, it's probably things that I don't even notice about myself. 

Q: What are the things you could say to your teammates that are based on your experience?
A: I'm sure once we debut, they will be going through the same hardships and concerns that I've been through before. Therefore, I want to tell them what they can do to overcome that. When you gain attention from the public, there are going to be various stories told about you. When I first debuted, I had a hard time because of the people who told stories about me when I have never even seen them in the first place, regardless the stories are facts or hoaxes. So I created this 2:6:2 Rule. 20% of people will like you no matter what you do, 60% of people will decide whether they like you or not after the result comes out, and 20% of people will dislike you no matter what you do. Do not listen to people who dislike you no matter what and focus on showing your best to the people who decide whether they like you or not after seeing the result. You can't change your past, but you can change their perception of you by doing your best. 


Kang Hodong: There are people who prefer to look up things on Naver, Google, or Youtube.

Sakura: I prefer to look up things on Twitter!

Kang Hodong: So you don't use Naver?

Sakura: I do, I do!

theqoo 

-The hate comments Sakura received are seriously no joke... Anyway, she seems to be on Twitter a lot. I remember she says she remembers fans' Twitter accounts back when she was still in IZONEㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-The thing that confuses me is... Sure, you can dislike her for what she did in the past. But her name is clearly mentioned in the title. If you dislike her that much, why bother clicking this post and leave hate comments? I just don't understand it at all. Shouldn't you be scrolling away if you dislike her?

-She's very entertainingㅋㅋㅋㅋ She's really cool. Fighting!

-Who cares about the hate comments, anyway. Fighting, Sakura! She's really cool for always putting effort into whatever she does. 

-I just discovered her, she has a really amazing mindset. I just watched her performance of Antifragile and she seems to be really good, it seems like she has worked really hard for this comeback.

-I'm not a fan but I personally think she's really cool. She's such a hard worker, it's really great to see her improving as time passes by.

-I don't like Sakura, but she's spitting facts hereㅋㅋㅋㅋ If you don't like her that much, stop paying attention to her.

-I love that 2:6:2 Rule she created...

-I've been watching Sakura since she was in AKB48. It really amazes me how improved her Korean is right now. 

-I don't like Sakura, but I think people make mistakes and it doesn't matter as long as they don't make the same mistakes in the future.

-I don't like IZONE, but I like Sakura and I think she's an amazing person. It's not easy for an already-debuted idol to put that much more effort and improve like her. 

-I'm on her side because she always tries to become a better person, unlike the hate commenters.

LE SSERAFIM's Sakura says she doesn't care about the hate comments

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

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[Wendy: 'I feel like people are focusing way too much on how many copies are sold. Honestly, I don't understand why is that so important. It's already enough for us to have people who support and listen to our music. Instead, use that money to buy delicious food and warm clothes. I beg you. I think that's also the reason why albums these days come in different versions. Try not to buy them.']

Wendy shares her response along with a screen-capture of a message from a fan that says, "I'm working hard to earn money so that I can go to your concert and buy your albums". Wendy replies, "Concerts might be different, but don't buy a few copies of the same album. One copy is enough. Having you listen to our music and root for us is already enough. Instead, you can use that money to take care of your health, eat delicious food with your family, or maybe if you live alone, you can treat yourself a delicious meal for going through the day"


She continues, "Work so you can earn money to buy delicious food, don't know much about cute clothes, but it's getting colder now so you can buy a long padding jacket, and go to the hospital when you're sick. It's my wish". She adds, "I feel like people are focusing way too much on how many copies are sold. Honestly, I don't understand why is that so important". She expresses her gratitude by saying, "It's already enough for us to have people who support and listen to our music." She also speaks her thoughts, "I think that's also the reason why albums these days come in different versions. Try not to buy them."

theqoo

-Honestly, she's saying the right thingㅠㅠ

-It's adorable how an idol from SM is saying thatㅋㅋㅋ Deliver that to your chairman...

-I really like her. She's really thoughtful.

-But still, I want to buy a lot of copies. Red Velvet's albums always come in high quality and the pictures are always so beautiful to look at. I love you, Unnie.

-Whoa... She might get scolded by the company, though. She's really cool for saying that out loud.

-I'm not a fan but I'm sure her fans must be feeling really emotional to hear that. She has a very beautiful heart. 

-My bias is also from SM and they also tell fans to not buy a few copies of the same albumㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-It would be really nice if the company has a mindset like that...

-Wendy must be an angel...

-I feel like she cares a lot about her fans. I think I might start becoming her fans too at this point.

-On the other hand, my bias asked their fans to buy a lot of their albums...ㅋㅋㅋ I'm so jealous of her fans...

-I think I saw an article about EXO saying the exact same thing somewhere...ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-I wonder who started normalizing buying a few copies of the same album... 



'Don't buy the albums' ... The reason why Red Velvet's Wendy makes such request

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 Hello. This is Source Music. We are notifying you about LE SSERAFIM members' health conditions and schedules.

The car that LE SSERAFIM's Kim Chaewon and Huh Yunjin rode on 10/19 (Wed) was involved in a minor accident. Fortunately, none of the members and the staff were seriously injured. All of them were immediately taken to the hospital to get a diagnosis and treatment. 

The medical examination shows that the two members are suffering from mild muscle pain and bruises. The two members were advised to receive conservative treatment for the time being. 

Due to this medical advice, LE SSERAFIM's schedule for Mnet Countdown on 10/20 (Thu), KBS2 Music Bank on 10/21 (Fri) are canceled. Fansigns that are supposed to be held on 10/21 (Fri) and 10/22 (Sat) will be rescheduled and the selected winners will be getting a separate notice for it. We kindly ask for your understanding. 

We will put our artists' health as our top priority as we schedule our artists' future activities. We will do our best so that Kim Chaewon and Huh Yunjin can meet fans in a healthy condition as soon as possible.

Thank you.

theqoo

-Traffic accidents tend to have long-term after-effects even if there were no visible injuries, though...

-I wish the two of them a quick recover with no after-effectsㅠㅠㅠ

-It's such a relief that none of them were seriously injuredㅠㅠ It must be really upsetting for them to not be able to perform when they have put a lot of effort into preparing for this comeback...

-Oh Goshㅠㅠ A car accident just when they made a comeback...ㅠㅠ They must've been really startled... I hope they will get well really soonㅠㅠㅠ

-Another traffic accident? I think I saw an article about some male idols being involved in a traffic accident the other day?? Why are there so many traffic accidents lately?ㅠㅠ

-It's such a relief that they were not seriously injuredㅠㅠ I hope they don't stress much about it and put their health as their top priority.

-Oh Gosh, Chaewon-ah... Yunjin-ah...ㅠㅠㅠ

-Hul... It's such a relief that they were not seriously injured. I hope they'll get well really soon.

-Oh Gosh. That's a really great decision, though. Their health should be the top priority.

-Hul... Oh Goshㅠㅠ They barely started their comeback, though. I hope none of them is badly injured.

-Hul... It seems like the car crashed really bad. Get well soon, girls...

-I'm sure it must be really upsetting for them because they're currently getting a lot of attention from the public right nowㅠㅠ I hope they will get well soon... 

NOTICE Changes in LE SSERAFIM's schedule due to health conditions

theqoo 

-They're going to receive so much money, so I'm pretty sure they're not going to treat the artists like shit this time, right?^^

-MAMA's tickets are always expensive. I don't even know what are they so expensive forㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-They're going to hold it in Japan instead of Hongkong this year??

-That is so freaking expensive...

-Aren't they always that expensive? Is this even more expensive than usual?

-It was MAMA that made the idols wait in the parking lot because they only prepared waiting rooms and caterings for actors and actresses, right?? 

-The line-up artists are all Korean, but they always hold it in Japan or Hongkongㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Is the line-up already released?? Will BTS be there?

-Are they crazy? That is so much more expensive than any other concerts held in Japanㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-I hope they'll provide waiting rooms for the singers too this time. I hope they'll stop treating idols and actors/actresses differently.

-They're getting all their money from the idols' fans and yet they're treating the idols like shit...

-Why are they always holding their concert overseas?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-I heard they don't even pay the idols to perform?? That's way too expensive...

-They must be out of their mindㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

MAMA tickets price

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Lizzie Yeo, the honorary virtual human ambassador for Korean Tourism Organization, is currently in talk for her uncanny resemblance to a famous girl group member, Irene of Red Velvet.

Lee Byung-hoon of the Democratic Party of Korea, a member of the National Assembly's Culture and Gymnasium Committee, said in a parliamentary audit of the Korean Tourism Organization today, "It's good to introduce virtual humans, but there are some problems such as infringement of portrait rights and illegal purchases of followers."

Lee Byung-hoon also asked, "I see Irene's and other celebrities' faces in the video. Did they sign a contract for this?", He continued, "There's also a bigger problem than Lizzie Yeo. It's that the Korean Tourism Organization purchased some number of followers. We checked the accounts and the operator said the purchase was done through a marketing agency as one of the processes to promote the account. But shouldn't the Korean Tourism Organization be responsible for this?"

According to JTBC's report the previous day, most of the followers of Lizzie Yeo's account have been confirmed to be 'fake accounts' that were purchased with money. The number of fake accounts that are following Lizzie Yeo's account is confirmed 3,000 last month and has reached 5,100 this month.

Vice President of the Korean Tourism Organization, Shin Sangyong, explained, "We have the responsibility to manage more thoroughly. This shouldn't have happened and we have taken stern measures regarding this matter". An official representative from the organization said, "We confirmed that the agency runs these fake accounts without consultation with the corporation. We have deleted 8,100 followers now. We are currently considering taking legal action against the agency."


In an interview with press, the corporation claimed, "We analyzed and combined 50,000 combinations of eyes, nose, and lips that the MZ generation prefers when we create Lizzie Yeo. We did not originally create it with Irene in mind"

https://n.news.naver.com/article/057/0001697170?cds=news_edit


theqoo

-The resemblance is so uncanny that it gets me goosebumps all over my body...

-It's very cheap of them to purchase illegal fake accounts to follow their account...

-She doesn't really look like Irene in the video but did they really have to generate a virtual human...?

-So you're telling me the girl in the video is not a real human but just a CG...? That's terrifying...

-I don't think they only used Irene's face because she looks like other celebrities in some other scenes. That's very low of them. What's wrong with them?

-She looks like the combination of Irene and Joy...

-I just watched the video and it looks like they use Irene's face as the base and add a layer of Joy's face with an opacity of 30%ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-She looks like a different person in different scenes. It's really scary.

-Stop generating virtual humans. It's very terrifying and makes me uncomfortable every time I see articles like thisㅠㅠ

-Is that even legal? This is getting me goosebumps all over my body...

-I would think it's just Irene if the title didn't say it was a virtual human...

-They should've just used their money to hire a real model for the video...

-Why are they always trying to shift the blame to the MZ Gen every time they have the chance to...

-What makes this any different than deep-fakes...?



'It's not Irene?' The 'Virtual Human' ambassador for Tourism Organization was pointed out in the parliamentary inspection

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'There's something that I hope you would do for me. Will you do me a favor?'

'What is it? Tell me'

'Will you marry me?'

theqoo 

-Is this some kind of drama or what😭😭😭

-Why on earth am I tearing up to see this?

-I can't believe this is not a scene from a drama... I usually have no interest in other people's proposals, but this one brings tears to my eyes...

-I'm not the one he proposed to, but why am I crying?ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-Where can I watch the next episode of this drama?? Tell me quick!!!

-What theㅠㅠ It feels like I'm watching a dramaㅠㅠㅠ

-His wife is so adorable...

-I wonder who filmed the proposal...ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Why am I getting emotional over somebody else's proposal...

-I didn't even cry when my husband proposed to me, but I'm tearing up seeing this video...ㅠㅠㅠ

-Oh Gosh, I'm really jealous of them to the point that it brings tears to my eyesㅋㅋㅋ It's making me emotional...

-Namgoong Min is married???!!!

-I thought this was a scene from a drama...

-Why am I crying when I'm not even the one who's getting proposed to?ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

Video of Namgoong Min's proposal